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Philosophical Foundations of the Social Sciences: Analyzing Controversies in Social Research by Harold Kincaid Paperback, 302 Pages, Published 1995 ISBN-10: 0-521-55891-3 / 0521558913 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-55891-4 / 9780521558914 This 1996 book defends the prospects for a science of society. It argues that behind the diverse methods of the natural sciences lies a common core of scientific rationality that the social sciences can and sometimes do achieve. It also argues that good social science must be in part about large-sca |